Recent arrivals to Lee County may be unaware that the southernmost battle of the Civil War took place here in Fort Myers on February 20, 1865. Rodney Dillon's "The Battle of Fort Myers" is a good account of the battle. More concise overviews were published in the Fort Myers News-Press several times. All these articles may be accessed online at the links below.
Dillon, Rodney E. Jr. (1983) "The Battle of Fort Myers," Tampa Bay History: Vol. 5 : Iss. 2 , Article 4. Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tampabayhistory/vol5/iss2/4
“Fort Myers in the Civil War: More than a Brief Battle” by Randy Kambic (Fort Myers News-Press: January 17, 2015). Accessed HERE on 2/4/2023.
“The Civil War battle of Fort Myers, 150 years later” by Amy Bennett Williams (Fort Myers News-Press: 2/20/2015). Accessed HERE on February 4, 2023.
“The USCT 2nd REGIMENT MEMORIAL” City of Fort Myers Parks and Recreation webpage. Accessed HERE on February 4, 2023.
Those wanting to download a PDF of the Dillon article may also access it HERE. If anyone can provide us with copies of the many decades old lecture on the battle by Ernie Hall or who has a copy of all the Union and Confederate Officers who once were stationed here in Fort Myers during the Seminole Wars that was compiled by local historian Walter Burke, PLEASE contact Jack Bovee.
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